Notes: Gordon can make history with victory

The Associated Press

Published Friday, May 08, 2009

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Jeff Gordon can make history this weekend at Darlington Raceway.

A victory in the re-christened Southern 500 this Saturday night would be Gordon's 83rd career win, matching NASCAR great Cale Yarborough for fifth all-time list. It would also be Gordon's record-setting sixth Southern 500, surpassing Yarborough's mark on his home track that's celebrating its 60th season of racing this week.

"It's cool to be mentioned in the same sentence as guys like Cale," Gordon said. "It's something I'll look back on at the end of my career."

Henrico County Police spokesman Lt. Doug Perry said Thursday that Grubb's body was found by personnel at the Richmond-area Alpine Motel on Wednesday. Perry said they found no indication of any drug use inside the room.

, but toxicology results may not be available for up to six weeks.

The 31-year-old was suspended from NASCAR indefinitely in 2006 because he refused to submit to a random drug test following the Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway.